Events
Web3 Toronto Summit (March 1 – 2, 2023)
The Web3 Toronto Summit will be held on March 1 and 2, 2023, to feature popular Metaverse players, NFT enthusiasts, and blockchain projects. Don’t miss the golden chance to attend this summit in Toronto, where you can connect with like-minded people. Here you can find the full schedule of the Web3 Toronto Summit, including its venue, ticket registration process, sponsors, and speaker list.
The mission of this summit is to give people a space where they can learn more about blockchain technology, NFTs, and the metaverse, which is quite popular tech these days. The organisers of WEB3 Toronto are DX3 USA, DX3 Canada, and IOT Intelligent Cities.
Venue
The venue of Web3 Toronto is at the Toronto Congress Centre (the convention center in Toronto), 650 Dixon Road, Etobicoke, ON M9W 1J1, Canada.
Why you must attend WEB 3 Toronto Summit this year?
- Community- Speakers from various blockchain companies will be there to discuss about NFTs, Metaverse and their future.
- Connection: The best way to connect with fellow crypto-minded people and influencers
- Promote- Get educated about NFTs and how they are going to make a change in future technology space
Tickets
As this summit is an in-person event, tickets must be purchased to gain entry. The ticket plans are-
- Retailers, Banks, Academia and Agencies: CA$738.33
- Vendors,Tech Providers, and Consultants: CA$844.42
- Floor Pass: CA$16.93
Agenda
Wednesday, March 1st, 2023 | EST
| Time | Agenda | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 | Registration | |
| 9:25 | Welcome Remarks | Hifazat ‘Faz’ Ahmad, President, WEB3 Toronto |
| 9:30 | Fireside Chat with Ben Earl | Ben Earl (Marvel Writer, NFT WorldBuilder), Hifazat ‘Faz’ Ahmad, President, WEB3 Toronto |
| 10:00 | Panel: Web 3.0: Why not yet? 1. The delay behind the launch of Web 3.0 2. Challenges when developing a foolproof platform 3. Are investors on the back foot? | Moderator: Andrea Iorio, (Founder, AIK), Siju Ramakrishnan, (Product Leader, Metalynx), Andres Florido, (National Leader, Blockchain and Digital Assets, Deloitte Canada), Larry Lau, (Co-Founder, Run As You Are), Mark Greenberg, (Managing Director, Kraken Canada) |
| 10:30 | Keynote: KYC – Know Your Community 1. Optimizing Web2 users to drive adoption of Web3 technology 2. Different strategies and user experiences 3. Avoid the hype: Building real products, solving real problems | Larry Lau, (Co-Founder, RAYA) |
| 11:00 | Networking Break | |
| 11:00 | Virtual: Keynote: Future Symbiosis of Creativity and Technology | Sami Tauber, (Chief Metaverse Officer and Founder, VNCCII) |
| 11:30 | Panel: Digital Assets & DeFi 1. Breaking down Blockchain 2. Building DeFi Protocols 3. Digital Currencies beyond Investment 4. What after the Crypto-winter? | Moderator: Aviva Klein, (VP, Digital Payments & Cybersecurity Solutions, Mastercard), Andres Florido, (National Leader, Blockchain and Digital Assets, Deloitte Canada), Ashley Wright, (Founder & CEO, The Wright Success & Crypto Strategy Academy), Anna Bittner, (CEO & CMO, 5 Goats), Mark Greenberg, (Managing Director, Kraken Canada) |
| 12:00 | Keynote: Powering Web 3 1. Web 3 applications 2. Features of Web 3 | Kyle Reidhead, (Co-Founder, Web3 Academy) |
| 12:30 | Networking Break | |
| 13:30 | Keynote | |
| 14:00 | Panel: NFT – Jack of All Trades 1. NFT in Arts, Entertainment, collectibles, sports 2. Is the Louvre Museum for tokens a possibility? 3. Why fans are going ga-ga over sports based NFTs 4. Role of avatars in token space | Vandana Taxali, (Blockchain Lawyer | Founder & CEO, Artcryption), Lorne Sugarman, (CEO & Director, Metaverse Group) |
| 14:30 | End of Day 1 |
Thursday, March 2nd, 2023 | EST
| Time | Agenda | Speakers(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 9:25 | Day 1 Recap | Hifazat ‘Faz’ Ahmad, (President, WEB3 Toronto) |
| 9:30 | Panel: Why Blockchain is important for businesses 1. Benefits and impact of Blockchain technology 2. Possibilities and obstacles in the current set up | Moderator: Soufia Trabelsi, (Head of Gamefi, Ledgerlink Labs), Ehsan Shariati, (CTO, Functionland), Mohamed El Kandri, (Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer, IR4LAB) |
| 10:00 | Panel: Security and Data Protection on Blockchain 1. Securing the blockchain 2. Using public and private key | Moderator: Mohamed El Kandri, (Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer, IR4LAB), Vandana Taxali, (Blockchain Lawyer | Founder & CEO, Artcryption), Harrison Jordan, (NFT Lawyer, Harrison Jordan Law Professional Corporation), Jonathan Bench, (Attorney, Harris Bricken) |
| 10:30 | Networking Break | |
| 11:00 | Panel: Blockchain: The Chain of Applications 1. Tools for developing and organizing on Blockchain 2. Buying and selling on Blockchain 3. What major players do that others don’t | Moderator: Ehsan Shariati, (CTO, Functionland), Pramod Gopalakrishna, (Global Product Manager, EY) |
| 11:30 | Innovation Showcase | |
| 12:00 | Networking Break | |
| 13:00 | Panel: Peeling Metaverse layers 1. The idea behind Metaverse Functionality, benefits and challenges and opportunities 2. The long term outlook of and in Metaverse | Moderator: Raza Jafri, (CEO & Founder, MetaWorldX), Ganesh Verma, (Founder & Director, Moogle Labs), Jason Yim, (Founder & CEO, TriggerXR), Lorne Sugarman, (CEO & Director, Metaverse Group) |
| 13:30 | Virtual: Panel: Blockchain, Token and Metaverse 1. Understanding the difference and dependency 2. Realm of tokens in Metaverse in post-COVID scenario 3. Unleashing the VR marketplace 4. Major industry-wide switchover inevitable | Zaf Chow, (Director, Digital Strategy and Partnerships, Animoca Brands), Andrew Kiguel, (CEO & Co-Founder, Tokens.com) |
| 14:00 | Panel: Blockchain for Content Creators 1. Blockchain & Social Media Alliance 2. Power Dynamics with Accountability 3. Getting the Well-Deserved Recognition | Jay Harris, Founder, Web3 Podcast Network |
| 14:30 | Panel: Monetizing Metaverse 1. Paid games 2. Becoming Real Estate agent of prime properties 3. Paid NFT Artist 4. Paid Marketing Services | Moderator: Nav Gupta, (Founder, Chaarmi Worlds), Vandana Taxali, (Blockchain Lawyer | Founder & CEO, Artcryption) Joseph Raczynski, (Futurist, Thomson Rueters) Soufia Trabelsi, (Head of Gamefi, Ledgerlink Labs) |
| 15:00 | Panel: Building Future in Metaverse 1. How will metaverse change our lives 2. Difference between now and future | Moderator: Anna Bittner, (CEO & CMO, 5 Goats), Raza Jafri, (CEO & Founder, MetaWorldX), Siju Ramakrishnan, (Product Leader, Metalynx), Nav Gupta, (Founder, Chaarmi Worlds) |
| 15:30 | Closing Remarks |
Workshop – March 1st
| 2 PM – 4 PM | Roundtable: Women in Web 3 |
Sponsors:
- Associate Sponsor- MasterCard
- Workshop Partner- Netset
- Exhibitor- Estuary, York University School of Continuing Studies
- Partners- BlockchainEvents.ca, Lassonde Professional Development, LiveArt, Ugly Bros
Contact
Web3 Torono Summit
Website- www.web3toronto.ca
Email- [email protected]
Twitter- twitter.com/Web3_Toronto
Instagram- www.instagram.com/web3_toronto/
